Islamabad – May 20, 2020: Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital
company, has deposited a total of PKR 20 million to the Prime Minister’s
COVID-19 Relief Fund by matching every rupee donated by its customers. This is
just the first tranche of paymentsunder the company’s Matching Grants program,
which was launched last month to double all contributions made by subscribers
and employees to the Fund.

The idea
behind this initiative is to encourage more people to donate in response to the
looming health and economic challenges. Jazz expects to raise more fundsin the
coming weeks to continue withthe health and food relief efforts forthose who
have been severelyimpacted bythe pandemic.

“We are
grateful to our customers who have showcased their openhandedness towards the
cause since the announcement of the Matching Grants initiative. Within the
first three weeks, we have been able to collect PKR 10 million, which has been equally
matched and deposited into the PM COVID-19 Relief Fund,” said Jazz CEO Aamir
Ibrahim. “At this point, every rupee
counts, and both urgency and strategy are needed to outdo the economic and
social devastation brought upon by the pandemic.”

Subscribers
willing to contribute to the Matching Grants program can send an SMS to 6677,
use their JazzCash accounts to donate through the app or dial *786#, or make
the payment via the COVID-19 relief website portal on Jazz.com.pk/PMFund.

Jazz has
already pledged PKR 1.2 billion support towards COVID-19 relief in the shape
short to mid-term initiatives revolving around vulnerable communities, and health
and welfare organizations. Under this pledge, the company has already donated
PKR 50 million to the PM’s COVID-19 Relief Fund back in April of this year.